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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

New Slang, an online
publication and
writer's collective devoted to theme based nonfiction, in partnership
with Ayala
Museum presents Grade School For Yuppies--an open mic night that's part
show-and-tell, part storytelling where we begin with a simple questions
to
arrive at larger answers. These are questions we may or may not have
asked
ourselves before, through which we hope to arrive at larger truths about
our
selves, our creative processes, and our shared and personal
histories.Now in its third run, the prompt for this month's
Grade School
for Yuppies is "Because we should never forget...," dealing with the
uses of
memory and lessons from the past. Esteemed filmmaker Luis Bunuel once
wrote that
memory serves as "our coherence, our reason, our feeling, even our
action.
Without it we are nothing." When we dig into a seemingly boundless trove
of
memories, what insights do we arrive at? More importantly, how do we
wish to
express these insights and turn them into actions?More than just
a
symposium or a lecture series, Grade School for Yuppies is a space for
sharing
ideas and artifacts from our own personal histories, in the hopes of
nurturing a
stronger creative community. Come early and take a tour of the exhibits
before
joining the discussion; or just sit and listen on May 15, 2010 6 pm at the
Ayala
Museum lobby. There will be good wine, good food, and good company; and
when the
mic is open you can never be too sure about what to expect. This
event
is free with museum admission. A discounted rate of Php75 will be
available for
purchase at 6:00PM. A limited number of slots will be allotted for those
who
wish to join show-and-tell. For more information about Grade School for
Yuppies,
visit http://new-slang.com, email
because@new-slang.com or RSVP, +63 917 822 2915.

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Ayala
Museum
is located at the corner of Makati Avenue and De la Rosa Street,
Greenbelt Park,
Makati City. Please call (632) 757-7117 to 21 local 28 for more information or
email
inquiries@ayalamuseum.org.
Please
visit the museum's website at www.ayalamuseum.org.

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Art Bloggerwas born in Manila; currently living in Parañaque City, Philippines. He is a teacher/ writer/ blogger/ translator/ editor/ proofreader/ calligrapher/ abstract artist. A proud graduate of De La Salle University (Manila).